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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2000
Lee Huu Nguyen, Irvine, CA (US);
Sholreh Moheb, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Ansys Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and device are provided for performing diagnostic testing of an oral fluid specimen. The method generally includes providing a lateral flow test strip having a sample portion and a test portion, evaporating a salt solution on a pad made of glass fiber material, positioning the salt pad on the sample portion of the lateral flow test strip, depositing an oral fluid specimen on the salt pad positioned proximate the sample end of the lateral flow test strip, and allowing proteinaceous materials in the specimen to substantially disassociate from the specimen to facilitate migration of the specimen into the test portion of the lateral flow test strip as a relatively mucin-free specimen. The device includes a lateral flow test strip having a glass fiber salt pad thereon, the lateral flow test strip encased within a housing.